WORCESTER — The Worcester County District Attorney’s Office announced today that a Worcester County grand jury has indicted 17-year-old Kayden M. Keane Hoffler in connection with a fatal shooting on Paine Street last April.
Hoffler, of Worcester, was indicted on December 20, 2024, on a single count of murder in the death of 19-year-old Eathan Renteria, also of Worcester.
According to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office, the shooting was discovered after Worcester police responded to a report of a car crashing into a house on Paine Street at around 9:00 p.m. on April 30, 2024. Upon arrival, officers found Renteria in his vehicle, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was hospitalized for nearly three weeks before passing away from his injuries on May 16, 2024.
Hoffler was initially arrested on May 8 and charged in juvenile court with armed assault to murder and firearms offenses. He was then arraigned on a murder charge in Worcester Central District Court on October 1.
The indictment moves the case to Worcester Superior Court, where Hoffler is set to be arraigned on January 13, according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office.
